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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-18
RELIGIOUS READING.

A Teachers Prayer.
Up to me sweet childhood looketh,
Heart and mind, and soul awake,
Teach me Of thy ways, oh, Father,
For sweet childhood sake
In their young hearts, soft and tender,
Guide my hands good seeds to SOW,
That its blossoming may praise Thee,
Wheresoeer they 60.
Give 10 ME cheerful spirit,
That my little flock may see
It is good and pleasant service
To be taught Of Thee.
Father, order all my footsteps.
So direct my daily way,
That in following me the, children
May notgo astray.
Let Thy holy counsel lead me;
Let Thy light before me shine,
That they may not stumble over
Word or deed of mine.
Draw US hand in hand tc Jesus,
For His words sake-unforget-
"Let the little ones come to me
And forbid them not"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-18
EnrIandS Crime,

The following is an extract from an
address recently delivered by Archdeacon
Farrar in Princes Hall, London:
"The days were when this drink traffic,
with lower and weaker nations, was
nothing but an error; but now that we
know the result of it--now that We have
fragrant proof of the havoc it has caused
among them, it has ceased to be an error.
and it has bccomcsa crime. venture to
express the feeling of this great meeting,
and say that, as regards the continuance
of the drink traffic, with these lower and
weaker and more passionatcly excited
and more easily tempted races-in the
name of Scripture, in the name of moral
ity, in the name of suffering nations, in
the name of merciful and compassion
ate God, we denounce it as crime"
Of 119 graduates of Delaware College,
Delaware, Ohio, ninety-seven are Prohi-
hitionisfa
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-18
A Tragedy of the Times.

His occiput was shattered,
And his frontal lobo was battered,
And his brains were badly scattered
On the ground;
His back was diS!ocated,
And his elbows both miSmated,
And his flesh was desiccat ID
All around.
He was punished for what reason3
Was it arson, murder, treasoni
No; once more has come the season
Of baseball.
He was from no cannon fired,
But by rival mines was hired
And-poor fellow-he umpired,
That was all.
-TId-Btts.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-18
THE HONE. DOCTOR.
How to Cure Warts.

Place the thumb upon the wart, and
press it against the bone. Move the wart
back and forth upon the bone until the
roots become irritated or sore, when the
wart will disappear. have had quite
number upon my hands, and have got rid
of all of them in the above manner
Scientific american.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-18
TEMPERANCE.

To Take 1t Is Folly.
Strong Drink is a sower
OF malice and strife,
A poison that cankers
The fountains Of life.
Strong Drinks deceiver,
As thousands have found;
He tells me that pleasure
With him shall abound.
Strong Drink is jailer;
All! has he not bound
Ten thousand poor drurkards
Like slaves to the ground2
IS. KnoWles. in Temperance Banner.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-18
The Best Time to Battle.

It is best to bathe just before going to
bed, as any danger of catching cold is
thus avoided, and the complexion is i'm
proved by keeping warm for several hours
after leaving the bath. A couple Of
pounds of bran put into thin bag and
then in the bath tub is excellent for
softening the skin. 1t should be left to
soak in small quantity of water several
hours before being used. The internal
aids to clear complexion are most OF
them en- well well and the present so5
purifying of the blood. The old.fash.
ioned remedy of sulphur and molasses is
considered among the best. Charcoal
powdered and taken with water is said
to be excellent, but is most difficult to
take. A strictly vegetable and fruit diet
is followed by many for one or two weeks.
-Lsade1 Lancet
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-18

Among the things cheapened by dis
honest tricks is skinned" oil of pep
permint, by which is meant the oil de-
prlyed of its menthol.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-18
Prayer for the Stranger.

A young lady from one the British
provinces lately came to Boston seeking
employment. In church she attended,
the pastors prayer had some fervent
petitions for the stranger. Her heart
was greatly affected upon an allusion so
interesting TO herself. She felt she was
cared for, though unknown to the
preacher, and though far from her own
home. She must attend that church
again, under the influence of such an
attraction. At her next attendance a
sermon about the Prodigal Son, gave
her impressions speedily resulting in her
conversion and union with the church.
She has returned to her distant homo,
rejoicing in such blessed result of her
visit to that city, and never to forget
the pastor whose prayer for the stranger
had an issue of which he had not
dreamed, and which will give new stim-
ulus to the fervor of his interest in behalf
of strangers and visitors there from dis
tant lands. Cannot other preachers see
their own duty and privilege in the fact
above related2 Il was a stranger, and
ye took Me in"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-18

Argument may silence an objector,
but scarcely ever wins the heart. 1t is
the exhibition of divine love that melts.
The darkness of night is scattered i'm
ne ceptibly and noiselsssly by the rising
sun.-IW. Cochrane.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-18

Out of 64j samples of wine examined
in Paris last month, $50 were declared
injurious. The report, of course, only
referred to the presence of deletcrious for
eign ingredients. How many wine
drinkers have any conception Of the nasty
and deadly concoctions they are using in
q vain attempt to use something which
"will not iniure."
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-18
Medical Uses of Common Salt.

The power of the soda used in cooking
to relieve the pain of burns is now extern
sively known. Its usefulness is enhanced
by its being so common as to be usually
within reach. Somewhat akin to this is
the efficacy of table salt in certain forms
of inflammation. It is remedy that
finds place in nearly all countries and
households.
But the very fact that these articles are
so familiar in domestic use makes it diff.
cult to regard them as powerful RENE
dies. It would be quite otherwise if they
were rare, and could be obtained only of
the druggist. It may not be amiss, there
fore, to refer to what is marvellous in
their chemical composition.
The base, or fundamental element, in
each is the same,-a most wonderful
metal, which burns with an intense flame
when heated to temperature twenty.
two degrees less than that of boiling
water. This metal is sodium. Combine
it in the proper proportion with carbonic
acid, the gas thrown off from burning
coal, and 'soda," or, more properly,
bicarbonate of soda, is produced. Let
it combine with chlorine, which forms,
in chemical union with lime, one of our
most powerful disinfectants, and we have
the familiar salt of our tables.
1t should be impressed on the minds OF
our readers that there is the highest
medical authority for the statement that
there is nothing better than common salt
for any ordinary Inflammation of the
throat, mouth, or nasal passages. Dis
solve dessert spoonful in coffee cup,
and gargle the solution, or snuff it up
the nose until it comes out into the back
mouth. Repeat two or three times a
day until cured. :
DR.. Thackery, of Philadelphia, has
found that salt is effective in the most
violent attacks of erysipelas, and, more.
over, leaves no unsightIy scars behind.
He uses saturated solution that is as
strongas it can be made, and simply keeps
the parts covered with cloth wet with
it. At the same time he cools the system
with dose of EPSON salts, mixed with
lemon juice, and orders light farina-
ceous diet.
As erysipelas is sudden in. its attacks,
and so speedy in its action, those located
at a distance from doctors, would do well
to make special note of this-Youth.
COnpanion.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-18

'.The saloon," says the Toledo BLADE,
sis a political factor of dire Portent to
the nation.n ~.-- - ~''".~l
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-05-18

There may be enough poison in one bad
picture to poison one soul; and that
soul may poison ten, and ten fifty,
and the fifty hundreds, and the hundreds
thousands, until nothing but the measuring
line Of eternity can tell the height, and
depth, and ghastliness, and horror OF the
great undoing. The work OF death that Inc
wicked author does in whole book tne Dao
engraver may do on a half side OF pictorial.
Under the guise Of pure mirth, the young
man buys one of these sheets. He unrolls 1t
before his comrades amid roarS of laugh
ter, but long after the paper is gone the
result may perhaps be seen in the blasted
imagination of those who saw it. The queen
of death holds banquet every night, and
these periodicals are the printed invitation to
her guests. Alas that the fair brow OF
American art should be blotched with this
plague-spot, and that philanthropists, bother
ing themselves about smaller evils, should Int
up no united and vehement voice against this
great calamity.
Young man! buy not this moral strychnine
for your soul! Pick not up this nest Of coiled
adders for your pocket! Patronize no news
stand that keeps them! Have your room bright
with good engravings; but for these unclean
pictorials have not one wall, not one bureau,
not one pocket. A man is no better than the
pictures he loves to look at If your eyes
are not pure, your heart cannot be. AT a
news stand one can guess the character
of the man by the kind of pictorial he pur-
chases When the devil fails to get man to
read a bad book, he sometimes succeeds in get
ting him to look at bad picture. When
Satan goes a-tishing he does not care whether
it is long line or short line, if he only
| draws his victim in. Beware of lascivious
| pctorials young man; in the name of AL
might God | charge you.
If I have this morning successfully laid
down any principles by which you may judge
in regard to books and newspapers then
have done something which I shall not be
ashamed of on the day which shall try every
mans work, of what sort it is.
| Cherish good books and newspapers. Be
ware of the bad ones One column may save
your soul; Que paragraph may ruin it
Benjamin Franklin said that the reading o.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-06-23
NO. 25.

What dear little place you have, so old
fashioned and No homclike. Let me pare
those for you, I'll do IL ever 10 thin" Hav-
ing finished her task she went from one
room 10 another, and her bright ways and
light step soon won Miss Patty's esteem
and Rose had q firm friend forever after.
Tom was astonished mt the clear pretty
face as he tipped the bonnet off her head,
and he mentally resolved 10 be ON his good
behavior, for as he told old Doane, out In
the barn, "blue eyes, brown hair, short and
plump, and "A will of her own, which shows
itself in their blue depths full of fun,
though, In fact, Doane, IL you'll help me TO
manage IL, and don't tell aunty until it's
all fixed, we'll marry her. That In, of
course, providing she isn't spoken for before
this and will have us you know"
Doane neighed as though she understood
everything, but Tom gave her whole peck
Of oats In his Observation-Disclosures.
Two-three weeks glided by. Tom was
model of good behavior. Miss Patty was
delighted at the success of her preserving.
she made Tom pick cherries and In hum
dred ways made himself generally useful
and though he protested he was sinfully a
bused he could not keep out Of the kitchen.
When the three weeks were up Rose de-
cided TO tell Miss Patty that she was only
seminary girl, and that she must 60 home 10
spend the holidays.
''I'li tell you what, Rose, IL you and Tom
here will hit ch horses you might stay right
along"
''Hurrah for Aunt Patty o. shouted Tom,
"what do You say, Rose, will you be my
wife 90
''Oh Tom Slocum, have now known you
but three weeks besides, what would my
folks say? and don't you know, Tom, the
old saying, that a change Of name and not Of
letter, is a change for worse and not for bet
ter? am only schoolgirl, Tom, and
would make you a nad-cap wife"
"I'll soon tame yOu," laughed Tom.
"We will write 20 father and mother-you
see claim them already-and / do not
want my wife TO be too learned. Say yes,
Rose, and | will attend TO all the difficulties
and the old saying won't be true In our
case"
Aunt Patty, who meanwhile sat stoning
cherries, now spoke again tom is n good
boy Rose, and you might do a great sight
worse, sides want TO see him settled in
life before die"
"Well, you are both 80 determined, you
may have me, Tom, for better or for worse,
mind, warn you, it might be for the
worse"
Wen take all the risks" cried happy
Tom Slocum.
So in just month from that day, Rose
Stoneleigh became the bride of Tom Slo-
cum, and happier couple never existed,
and her five bridesmaids were the girls who
sat ON the Veranda of the hotel. Though
some of them are grandmothers now, they
never forget their wild little leader, Rose
Stoneleigh.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-06-23

Horses at hard work need special
care. both in food and general treat
ment. They cannot do hard work on
grass alone. aud should haye proper
rations of oats. An occasional wash
ing, in addition to currying and brush
ing win help keep the coat In good
order. Use cotton sheet to keep
OF flies!Water' 'frequentlyand they win
not drink 20 much excess. Clean and
sweet stables promote che health OF
the animals. Cows often suffer from
excessive beat while at pasture. Ev-
cry pasture should have shade. III
there are no trees make d shelter,
roof set upon stakes. and thatcE with
brush win answer good purpose. II
COW is sunstruck while infull low
the amount Of milk is greatly dimin-
ished, If not stopped altogether, and
is rarely restored Sheep should have
access to water. and be provided with
shade; give salt frequently. Young
pigs require littlebeyond . clover pas
ture. Those intended for early market
should have extra feed. Hens set aE.
ter this month rarely succeed with
their brood. The poultry house needs
special care In hot weather TO keep it
clear of vermic. White-wAsh the sides
and floor, applying kerosene to the
roosts, and provide dust boxes.
Feed turkeys daily to induce them to
return home regularly at nignt-A-
merican Agric,ttturist for July.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-06-23

Il
The other day too ladies with be-
nevolent faces and O bundle OF tracts
entered the county jail and began 0
distribution Of literature among the
prisoners, accompanying each gin with
such words of comfort and adyice as
circumstances appeared 10 render nec-
essary. The Official In charge ct the
time escorted the ladies' 90 the door OF
ward two just 90 Turnkey Crandell
who was inside the ward atthe time,
was coming toward the door. He
stood quietly on The inside among the
prisoners waiting until che ladies' had
finished their good work. The latter
made rather awkward mistake and
concluding that the turnkey himself
was an inmate, the older Of the two
offered him o tract.
my poor man. she observsd, hold
ing the book between the bars, 'take
this and promise me that you win
read 1t in your ceA before you 60 to
bed every night. t win do you good
and help you TO bear UP under your
troubles" ai
"But, madame, I-T--h--h----"
stammered the turnkey reddening.
"Now never mind,s' continued the
good woman still Offering the tract,
~ know what you are going TO say.
You think, perhaps. you are too far
gone to be influenced by these stOries,
but l don't care what horrible crime
you haye committed; this tract VIII
comfort you. Even il your hands are
red with the blood Of q fellow creature
there 10 yet hope
"Well, IN be-"
"Now don't add profanity To your
other awful crimes. Here's % little
sermon on the sin OF swearing. Take
it and be guided by the counsel you
win find there"
Eyes. and you give him one about
smoking. I" put in the speakers COM
panion. noticing that Crandell had q
cigar In bis mouth.
The unfortunate turnkey made two
or three attempts to explain matters,
but In vain, and when be saw several
grinning deputies taking in his dis
comfture be seized the proHered tracts
and dived beadlong into one Of the
cells. yenturing forth only when as
sured that the ladies were clear of the
premises.-DetrOi Tribune.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-06-23

PETERSON for July begins new vol
ume, and we can honestly say that, excep-
tional In merit as it has proved itself this
year, the present number Ia am advance ON
its predecessors The steel engraving, tgThe
Pet Rabbit, :" liz of rare beauty. A. new 90
rial begins, by Mas Bowman, the popular
Southern writer called "Along the Bayou
and to judge from the opening chapters, Ii
will prove even superior to her former stor-
les. A special interest attaches to the Illus
trated payer, ''The Princessof Modern Art"
from the fact that it was the last article ev-
er written by Charles j. Peterson, and is
his happiest and most discriminating man.
ner. ''The Black Trunk" ]" by Mrs Lucy HI.
Hooper, is one of the most original tales we
have read in long time, and the stories
and poetry in general are far above the
average of this or any of the lady's-maga-
zines. Now Is good time to subscribe or
to get mp clubs Terms: two dollars per
year, OF, one dollar for, six months with
large reductions to clubs. The premiums
offered for getting up clubs are very hand
some. Specimen copies sent free 10 those
desiring to get up clubs. Address, PETER
SONS MAGAZINE, 3O6 Chestnut Street.
Philadelphia, Pa.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-06-23

Yes make it pleasant that the
growing boys and girls viii not be
looking forward to the time when they
will be old enough to leave the farm
in search of pleasanter place. We
know of q wellto-do farmer, having
eight children, who as soon as they are
old enough to support themselves,
leave their home. OF the FIVE boys,
not one remains on the farm. They
have gone to clerkships and other po-
sitions in preference to staying on the
much despised farm. A glance i'm the
home may account somewhat for this
There never has been any effort TO
make it attractive for the children
The parents aim has been to work
and save with scarcely thought that
their children had any other needs
than food and clothing. They are
active, bright minded boys and girls
1t is no wonder that the dullness and
monotony becomes endIrable.
This farmer does not hesitate to
spend money in farm improvements
in fine stock, or anything that will ad-
vance bis financial interest ; but any
outlay for the children's pleasure is re-
garded as unnecessary andextrayagrant.
Children cannot feel that sense Of
proprietorship in the farm and its
profits that is q stimulant to the heads
of the households, and something is
needed to take its place. Some per-
sonal property, even If chicken or
a pig is strong incentive. Children
are sportive by nature-all young
animals are-and some diversion is
essential for leisure hours ; otherwise
their minds will wander off and dwell
on the attractions supposed to pertain
to village and city life.
A few dollars each year invested i'm
reading matter will not Only supply
pleasant employment for leisure hours,
but the means of mental Improvement
as well. There are somany excellent.en-
tertaining publications for the young,
and at such low prices. that no family
in which there are children should be
without one or more. But parents
should discriminate carefully between
q good and a bad class reading mat
ter, for there is large amount of a
fashy, sensational character, wholly
unfit for the young to read.
There il no reason why country
home should not be place Of pleasure
and contentment to every member.
There is freshness and freedom in
farm life that cannot be enjoyed when
a person is surrounded by brick walls
With pleasant mental recreation for
leisure hours there need be no unhap-
py memories of the farm to carry
through life.-American Agricultur-
ist for Julu.
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-06-23

OMAHA DAME-T suppose you still
have a box at the Blank Avenue Theatre p
New York Dame-sNo, the proscenium
has been remodeled and wenever 60 there
nOw.'
Have the boxes been taken away q
No, hut they have been turned 90 you
can't be seen by anybody but the people ON
the stage
Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1887-06-23

YOUNG MAN Ito sexton at church door,;
'Isn't the sermon nearly done 90
Sexton About an hour yet. He is ON
his Lastly
Young man .'Win it take him an hour
to get through his; Lastly %
Sexton: ssNo; but there is the zone
word more and ! ann dohes and the Final
Ely,' and In conclusion, TO come yet.
Don't get impatient young man.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-01-30

At last advices train No. due here
at lao this morning was enveloped In
. canopy Of snow and drifts OF snow
impsnstnble forward and back.
The train has been blosksded at a
point near JImtown, OAK, since 8
o'clock yesterday morning and pros
poets are rich for few days without
railroad communication from the
east. In response to an order issued
from headquarters yesterday, about
half the section men along the fel-
lowstone division were transported TO
the blockade aud will assist in dig
ging out the train. No further dim
Guilty prevailing an eastern passenger
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-01-30
Population of Miles City, 5000.

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8 Days...... G00I S.00I 500 01l00 hoo H.00 5000
week 90. 500 eco l10.o0 1900 lace 2l.oo 100
2Weeks..- 100 10. .00 H. Oo % 90 A.0o S2.00 1.0o
sWesks.. .-l 500 0lfz00'1lWf30 90 300 $500 5000
Meath ..Ilo.oSI .0oI d. .ooi 3e 22oD t2oo eo.0o
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Months. is 90 "a 90 n. 90 <70o 6ooo 900 90
xonths la % a. 90 20 90 coo 7loo 100 90 ibo.o
Lessl nofiess-fsn esnu per line for sseh inseE
len. writs-ups hftssn cents per line Address
YELLOWSTONE JOURNAL,
JOURNAL BUILDING,
MILES CITY. M. T.
Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-01-30
PRICE FIVE CENTS.

ture deliberation the meri,s ofthe Sem
ae and house bills were compared.
Belmont indicated q preference for
tie house bill, but I .ough, there was
no reason for haste and thst that
could be improved. Race thought
the Srnate bill went further than was
generally supposed. and might include
more than the Senate expected, and
perhaps ~ much as the house
bill. The Senate bill excluded
not only Canadian products but
goods. Would MT goods include any
possessions, even ears snd l0como-
tives. PbelDs saw none of the excite
meDt which swept the Senate. The
committse e ought 70 take the wisdom
OF the senate a. seen in Its measure.
and the wisdom of the House ss seen
in the House measure and get ouL oft
too. and by an admlxture of new mat
ter, u necessary, something to report
which which would be reasonable
and efficient. The Senate seemed 20
want partial suspension; the House,
judging by the bills. O total suspen-
sion Of the commarcisl intercourse.
The wisdom Of either course, and the
practical details for enforcing either
plan when adopted, needed csreful
study. He moved the matter be refer
red to the subcommittee to report
next Tuesday. Worthingtop said
Chicago would never 60 20 far - 10
let Canadian cars De stopped, although
IL might be willing to stop prod ucts
and goods that were Canadian. The
matter was referred 10 Q sub commit.
tee, consisting Of Belmont, Clements
aud Keece, with Instructions TO re port
not later than next Tuesday.